Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-15
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| terest and the difference between the oio anu
| new security paid in cash. thus niiutis 80 - ~,
| the surplus in the treasury inc $780, ~,
this plan. il Is apparent. must oePeHu - -.
| volition NJ the holders Of the present bonus
| and il is not entirely certain that the ihouce-
ment which must be offered them "ouIu losuis
| IN more financial benefit 10 Inc OoEernuion1
| than the purchase OF bonds. while the iatLer
| a-o,osit,on would reduce the principal OF the
| debt by actual payment, instead OF extending IT,
The proposition TO deposit the money neio oS
the Government in banks throu2nouI the cOun-
try for use by the people Is II seems 10 nie, q
| ceedincIy Objectionable il principle, as esIao-
fishing too close q relationship between Inc
OPERATIONS OF the Government treasury anu INC
| business OF the country. and 100 extensive
| coumingling of their money thus fostering an
| unnatural reliance in private business upon
! nrbIic funds III this scheme should be adopted
| it should only be done as a temporary expealehI
to meet urgent necessity LeSisiailIe anu
| executive effort should generally DC IN the OPP
! posite direction and should have tendency 10
| divorce as rluch and as fast as can SAFELY De
done the Treasury Department from private
| enterprise.
| or course it is not expected that unnecessary
| and extravagant appropriations VIII be made Tor
! the prrpose OF avoiding the accumulation or an
| excess of revenue. Such expenditure, BESIDES
| the decentralization OF all just conceptions OF
! nublic duty which il entails, stimulates haDit
| of reckless improvidence not in the least con-
| sistent with the mission OF our people or Inc
/ high and benefcent ideas of our Government
| Ihave deemed il my duty to thus bring to the
| knowledge of my countrymen as wen as 10 the
| attention OF their representatives charged Win
the responsibility OF legislative RELIEF the gray
| ity of our financial situation The failure OF
| Congress heretofore TO provide against the
| dangers which it was quite evident the very
| nature Of the difficulty must necessarily pro-
| duce caused condition OF financial distress
| and apprehension since your last adjournment
which taxed to the utmost all the authority
and expedients within executive control; and
| these appear now to be exhausted.
II disaster results from the continued mac
ton OF Congress, the responsibility must resi-
where 1t belongs.
Though the situation thus far considered Is
fraught with danger which should be fully real
ized and though il presents feature or wrong
to the people as well as peril to the country, IL
is but result growing out OF u perfect ara ap-
parent cause constantly reproducing the same
alarming circumstances congested National
treasury and depleted monetary CONDITION In
the business OF the country. 1t need hardly De
stated that while the present situation demands
n remedy we can only be saved from like pre-
dicament in the future by the removal OF It's
cause.
Our scheme OF taxation, by means OF which
this needless surplus is taken from the people
and put into the public treasury, consists or a
tariff or duty levied upon importations from
abroad and internal revenue taxes levied upon
the consumption OF tobacco and spirituous ana
malt liquors. 1t must be conceded that none
alton are strictly speaking. necessarfes. There
appears to DE no just complaint OF this taxation
by the consumers OF these articles, ana there
seems to be nothing so well able to bear the
burden without hardship to any portion of the
people.
But our present tariff laws the vicious. in
equitable and illogical source OF unnecessary
taxation, ought TO be at once revised and
amended These laws as their primary and
plain effort raise the price TO consumers OF all
fiNla INN fah md
cisely the sum paid for such duties. Thus the
amount OF the duties measures the tax paid by
those who purchase for use these imported
articles.
manufactured in our own country, and the du-
ties now levied upon foreign goods and products
are called protection TO these home manufac-
lures, because they render it possible for those
of our people who are manufacturers to make
these taxed articles and sell them for price
equal to that demanded for the imported goods
that have paid customs duty. SO it happens
that while comparatively q few use the import
ed articles. millions OF our people, who never
use and never saw any OF the foreign products,
purchase and use things OF the same kind made
in this country and pay therefor nearly or quite
the same enhanced price which the duty adds
to the imported articles.
Those who buy imports pay the duty charged
thereon into the public treasury. but the great
majority OF our citizens, who buy domestic ar
tcles of the same class, pay sum at least ap-
proximately equal to this duty to the home
manufactures. This reference TO the operation
of our tariff laws is not made by way OF instruc-
tion but in order that we may be constantly
reminded of the manner in which they impose a
burden upon those who consume domestic proc
ucts as well Us those who consume imported
articles, and thus create tax upon all our
people.
1t is not proposed to entirely relieve the coun-
try of this taxation. 1t must be extensively
continued as the source of the Governments
;,.n ~ rin
interests of American labor engaged in manu-
facture should be carefully considered as well
as the preservation of our manufacturers. 1t
may be called protection, or by any other name.
but relief from the hardships and dangers OF
our present tariff law should be devised with
especial prccaution against importing the ex-
istence OF our manufacturing interests. But
this existence should not mean . condition
which, without regard to the public welfare or
National exigency, must always insure the
realization of immense profits instead OF mode
rately profitable returns.
AS the volume and diversity oil our National
activities increase. new recruits are added to
those who desire continuance of the advan-
tages which they conceive the present.system OF
tariff taxation directly effects. So stubbornly
have all efforts to reduce the present condition
been resisted by those of our fellow citizens
thus engaged. that they can hardly complain of
the suspicion. entertained to q certain extent.
that there existed an organized combination all
| along the line to maintain their advantage.
We are in the middle of centennial celebra-
| tions, and with becoming pride we rejoice in
American skill and ingenuity, in American en-
ergy and enterprise, and in the wonderful
| natural advantages and resources developed by
| n century's National growth. Yet when an at
| tempt is made to justify a scheme which per
mits tax to be laid upon every consumer in the
! land for the benefit of our manufacturers quite
| beyond reasonable demand for Government
regard, it suits the purposes of advocacy to call
| our manufactures infant industries, still need
| ing the highest degree of favor and fostering
| care that can be wrung from Federal legisla-
| ton.
! 1t is also said that the increase in the price
of domestic manufactures resulting from the
! present tariff is necessary in order that higher
wages may be paid to our worKingmen en-
ployed in manufactures than are paid for what
| is called the pauper labor of Europe. All will
| nclSnoMledYs tho force of an arrrlrnenf which